Dan Jiudeng left. Lu Li exhaled in relief. He made sure that there was nobody around and decided to stay to recover.
He had been out for a while and he felt he had lost all his strength.
Now that he was back, he couldn't even move his fingers.
While he was resting, he did not let his guard down. He kept checking the outside with psychic power.
The Saint King's daughter was recovering as well. The haze was too thick. She had been recovering for such a long time but she was still dispirited after going out for a while.
One day, two days, five days!
Nothing happened outside. Lu Li's wounds had recovered a bit and so had his energy. That being said, he seemed to have used up too much of his life energy. His face was pale and he was not in good spirits.
Lu Li felt better after he consumed a pellet he got from the Saint King's daughter that could replenish his life energy.
That being said, it would take him at least half a year to recover completely. Life energy had to be replenished gradually.
Dan Jiudeng hadn't been attacking. It seemed that he could not hold on much longer. Lu Li could not put his mind at ease. He would not rest until he could leave this place.
"Five more days. By then, I should be more than half healed and I can fly through the void."
Lu Li thought about it and went back to his recovery.
It was so quiet that it was frightening.
For Lu Li, he could cultivate in a more horrifying place, let alone in a place like this.
Time moved on. Five days passed quickly. Dan Jiudeng had been out all this time. But the outside of the blasted land was crowded with people.
The Chen Clan was very respectful, mobilizing a hundred thousand soldiers to surround the cursed land. No matter which direction they tried to break out of, they would be intercepted by the cultivators.
Many patriarchs of the Chen Family came as well. Lu Li would be stopped by patriarchs no matter where he tried.
Given Dan Jiudeng's speed, it wouldn't take him long to get there. By then, Lu Li would be doomed.
Dan Jiudeng would not ask the Chen Family for help. He promised that he would owe the Chen Family a favor.
The Dan Family was a family of emperors. A favor was valuable. Naturally, the Chen Family would try their best.
After such a long time, Lu Li had recovered a bit. At the very least, he wouldn't die in the void.
He asked the Phantom King to take him away. He wanted to come out from the brown haze and then fly through the void.
Within the brown fog, he would quickly become dispirited and listless. Perhaps he wouldn't even have the strength to enter the small golden door.
The Phantom King went in for more than a dozen times and finally made it out of the brown area. Lu Li checked outside but Dan Nine Lantern was not there.
He was relieved. His body flashed and rushed out. Then, he immediately drew a formation in the air and prepared to use the Void Traversing Technique to leave.
Unexpectedly … he had just drawn an array formation in the void, and the moment the golden door congealed, the spatial zone nearby immediately trembled. Following that, the golden door collapsed.
"Collapsed?"
Lu Li blinked his eyes and then went back into the Heaven Separation Bead. He looked awful.
If he couldn't fly through the void, he could only travel from the periphery. Dan Jiudeng was definitely outside the cursed land. Perhaps he wouldn't be able to fly through the void in time and would be smashed into pieces by Dan Jiudeng again.
"Forget it, let me recover from my injuries first!"
Lu Li shook his head. He closed his eyes and sat down with his legs crossed. He asked Blood Fairy to check the surroundings. He was exhausted and wanted to recover first.
Soon, 15 days had passed. Lu Li's wounds were almost healed.
Apart from the paleness of his face and the lethargy of his spirit, he was fine.
The daughter of the Saint King had almost recovered as well. But it would take some time for her to recover to the peak.
"How?"
Lu Li looked at the water that was only half left in the pond. The Phantom King would not be able to use it for long. If he could not find a way out before the water ran out, he would be stuck.
"Should I go out and have a look?
If there is a chance, I will fly through the void right away! "
Lu Li asked the Phantom King to control the Heaven Separation Bead toward the periphery. Of course, he did not go the way he came in, but to the west.
The Phantom King kept going in and out, taking the Heaven Separation Bead with him to the periphery.
In an hour, Lu Li arrived at the periphery. He used psychic power to check. His face was filled with bitterness.
Just as he had expected, there was a team of warriors outside. Before Lu Li could get close, many people were swarming over, including two warriors of the fourth tribulation.
"Woo ~"
At the same time, Lu Li heard a deep bugle call. The sound could travel far. Soon, many people were coming over. Dan Jiudeng would be here soon as well.
"Let's go ~"
Lu Li told the Phantom King to step back and enter the blasted land.
The Phantom King kept going in and out.
By the time Dan Jiudeng arrived, Lu Li had already gone hundreds of thousands of miles into the blasted land.
"Hmm!"
Dan Jiudeng checked and shouted, "Be careful. This bastard can break out at any time. Whoever can stall him for me will be rewarded with 10 billion divine stones after I kill him!"
"Thank you, my lord!"
The warriors were cheered up. Ten billion divine stones could not be given to one person, but it was a lot.
They were not required to risk their lives, just to stall the Phantom King.
The news spread out quickly. All the warriors were excited. They kept their eyes on the blasted land as if the divine stones could fly out at any time.
"Let's go in and cultivate!"
Lu Li had no other choice. He decided to cultivate in the core area for a while.
There seemed to be many people outside. They were not from the Shan Family.
The Shan Family was far away. It was impossible for them to mobilize so many warriors in such a short time.
If they were not from the Shan Family, then they could not stay outside and guard for a long time.
After all, he was safe in the Heaven Separation Bead. He might as well cultivate for a while. It was unlikely that Phoenix Queen would come to hunt him down in person.
"I will find a safe place to hide and cultivate for a few years!"
Lu Li made up his mind. Since he could not run away, he had to hide here.
Phoenix Queen would not come in person. If a lord of the Shan Family came, then there was nothing he could do.
Another thing was that he could figure out a way to let Blood Fairy take control of that scroll.
That scroll was mysterious and powerful. If he could take control of it, he might have a chance to escape.
"Let's go!"
Having made up his mind, Lu Li told the Phantom King to rush into the core area. He used the trace of Dao and psychic power to check carefully.
Lu Li walked around for a while and the amount of Spirit Water was reduced by half. Finally, he found a big palace.
The palace was magnificent. The divine patterns were still intact. This must be an important palace of this sect.
"This is it!"
Lu Li told the Phantom King to go in and then told Blood Fairy to take action.
However, the divine patterns in this palace were powerful. It took Blood Fairy an hour to crack it.
"Buzzing ~"
The divine patterns in the palace were activated. Blood Fairy checked and said, "The divine patterns in this palace are 10 times more powerful than the ones in the previous palace. It will take at least 10 days for that person to come."
"Okay!"
Lu Li nodded. If Shan Jiudeng needed 10 days, then not even a lord could crack it in one or two moves. Lu Li still had a chance to escape.
"Blood Fairy, take control of the scroll and monitor the situation outside!"
Lu Li said and began to consume the elixirs. He had acquired so many that he wanted to consume them on a large scale.
At the same time, he wanted to learn the Dragon Reaching Skill and the formation of Mystical Sounds.
"Life or death, I will leave it to fate!"
Lu Li did not want to overthink. It was pointless to think too much. He had to do his best and leave the rest to fate.
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